Terrible Sandstorms Close Most Parts of Iran

Most of Iran is suffering from terrible sandstorms that are blanketing the cities. In Tehran, authorities have ordered state offices, schools and businesses to be closed for two days while the storms pass. Medical authorities have warned parents to keep children inside and have told the elderly and sick not to go outside. Emergency services have been put on alert during this time period that is being called a “two-day holiday”.

The sky over Tehran and over many towns in the eastern half of the country have been filled with sand, blown in from neighboring Arab countries, particularly Iraq. The heavy pollution has blacked out the sun. These sandstorms are left over from last weeks’ paralyzing sandstorms in Iraq which have been named the worst in their history.

I have experienced sandstorms and it is very hard to breathe or go outside. If you drive, the sand is pouring down your windows like rain. Have you talked with your family in Iran? How are they coping with the sandstorms?
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